The scientific community was stunned. – The BBC published an article from the scientific journal Science Reports, reporting the amazing discovery for the first time “Orangutan” In the forest they knew how to treat a large wound on the cheek using a herbal poultice.
The researchers observed the behavior of a male orangutan named “Rakus” who placed leaves on a mask and glued the wound on his cheek until the wound healed within a month, which may be a behavior inherited from a common ancestor between humans and the great apes. .
Isabella Laumer Dr A biologist from the Max Planck Institute in Germany and lead author of the study said: Great apes are the closest living relatives of humans. Such behavior suggests that great apes and humans have more similarities than differences.
Researchers in Gunnung Luxor National Park, Indonesia’s Sumatra Island Rakus was seen with a large wound on his cheek in June 2022. It is believed that he was injured in a fight with a rival orangutan because Rakus had been screaming for days before researchers could see the wound.
After that, researchers began to notice that ragus chewing on the stems and leaves of a plant called aka kuning has anti-inflammatory properties and inhibits the growth of bacteria. Local people also use it to treat malaria and diabetes.
สับตรี่วันที่ตันที่ – A male Sumatran orangutan named Rakus, with a facial wound below the right eye, can be seen in the Suaq research area in the rainforest, and an orangutan named Rakus was wounded in Indonesia, two days after’ to protect ment using a medicinal plant , in this photo in the leaflet taken June 23, 2022. Armas Institute of Animal Behavior / Max Planck / Leaflet via REUTERS THIS IMAGE IS SUPPLIED BY A THIRD PARTY NO RESALE. NO REQUIRED CREDIT ARCHIVES
Rakus applied the liquid on the cheeks for about 7 minutes and then plastered the chewed leaves on the wound until it was completely closed and continued to eat the herbal leaves for more than half an hour. How to bind wounds with leaves and heal them like magic. The researchers saw no signs of infection and the wound closed within five days, and after a month the ragus was completely healed.
Scientists concluded that Rakus knew the leaves could heal wounds because orangutans rarely eat them due to their long healing time. Dr Laumer said the orangutan initially applied the sticky substance before switching to tougher plants, a process that took time. I thought it was a deliberate use of medication. They also rested longer than usual, taking more than half a day to rest, indicating that they were getting better. after an injury
สับตรี่วันที่วัน – A male Sumatran orangutan named Rakus is seen two months after self-treatment of a wound using a rain medicinal plant in the Sumatran area to the right under the eye protection in the Sumatran area named Rakus ely seen no more, in this flyer photo taken August 25, 2022. Safruddin Animal Behavior Institute / Max Planck / Flyer via REUTERS THIS IMAGE IS SUPPLIED BY A THIRD PARTY NO RESALE. NO REQUIRED CREDIT ARCHIVES
Scientists already know that great apes used drugs to treat themselves around 60 years ago. Jane Goodall A British biologist and primatologist saw leaves in chimpanzee droppings. While other research noted that great apes swallow blight leaves which have medicinal properties. But I’ve never seen a monkey use herbs to hide a wound.
Dr Laumer said this was the first time he had seen Rakus use the herb on a wound. The monkey may have accidentally touched the wound with his herb-covered finger. The strong analgesic properties of the plant provided immediate pain relief, causing the monkeys to use the medicine again and again Or the monkeys may have learned this method by watching other orangutans. In the herd, I’ve done it before.
Researchers are now watching other orangutans closely to see if they have the same wound healing ability as Rakus, and expect to discover other behaviors and abilities in the next few years that are more human-like
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